George Abbott, Vinnette Carroll, and Harold (Hal) Prince were trailblazing figures who helped shape and define the Broadway musical over the course of the 20th century.

Their careers expanded the…

Europe Contested analyses the failures and achievements of an astonishing era of economic advance and political chaos, from the First World War up to the present day. Supported by boxed…

The process of globalization seems irreversible. However, James provides a sobering historical perspective, exploring the circumstances in which the globally integrated world of an earlier era broke down under the…

This 2001 book examines the role of the Deutsche Bank, Germany’s largest financial institution, in the expropriation of Jewish-owned enterprises during the Nazi dictatorship. No comparable study exists of a…

Explores various economic, philosophical and ethical ideas from historical and contemporary perspectives. This title examines the idea of natural law and that of the common good. It also examines the…

Maze is about pleasure planet far in the future circling a blue sun. It is the story of a few people and a family traveling there, their adventures and misadventures…

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